Oh martha!
Sparkly is so hard for me to resist.
Archive for February, 2010
glitter photo corners, oh my!
Friday, February 26th, 2010spoons in the grass
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Clementine loves
her new brightly colored silicone spoons by amy coe.
Especially when I keep them in the freezer so they are nice and cold against her gums.
They have a non slip grip and are long and flexible. I swear, she’s been eating better since we started using them. They are also refrigerator, freezer, microwave and dishwasher safe.
Most importantly they are cute and BPA free.
What is that grass, you ask?
Oh, that’s just our new crazy drying rack by boon.
I love it! It really holds things up.
I can’t wait to rinse off tomatoes and let them dry in the grass.
because that’s how mondays go sometimes
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Something motivated me to make quiche yesterday.
Little individual broccoli, red pepper and gruyere quiches made in large muffin tins. I was excited to make the spinach crumb crust like my cousin, Stacie, makes. I really enjoy that crumb crust. So buttery. I especially love how it looks kind of wild and jagged with flecks of green spinach.
That Stacie, she makes a mean quiche.
Off to a good start.
Looking good!
Beautiful. A slice of tomato on top with a little sprig of thyme.
These were going to be great.
But alas, I got sidetracked feeding Miss Clementine and these beauties cooked a little too long turning their crusts a deep brown and that lovely green spinach was charred and crispy.
That’s just how things go sometimes as a mom on a monday.
Edible but not photographable.
Imagine that they were great.
something i found
Saturday, February 20th, 2010in our mailbox.
i imagined the small hands cutting out the images
and pasting them in just the right spot,
standing back to admire their work
and smiling.
except i don’t know this person
or the person it’s addressed to.
they live three streets away at the same number house.
it’s probably wrong that i scanned in their mail
more wrong that i posted it
(maybe even illegal)
but it made me smile.
don’t worry.
i did deliver it to the rightful owner.
thank you, strangers, for sharing your mail.
something i saw
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010on my walk today
under a table.
it made me smile.
the east moreland market and the best sandwich in portland
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
“We’re going deep South East,” my friend Alice said as she gave me directions to meet her at the East Moreland Market. She wasn’t kidding. I ventured to a part of Portland I had never been before. As I made the right off 39th onto Knapp, I found myself in a quiet neighborhood. Could this really be it?
The answer is yes.
The East Moreland Market is just that, kind of a deluxe small neighborhood grocery with basic necessities on the shelf next to gourmet items like Spanish and Italian imports in addition to wine, beer, olives, cheeses, locally raised meats, fresh produce, coffee drinks and baked goods.
And sandwiches.
Oh, the sandwiches.
I ordered the smoked turkey with goat cheese which is served on ciabatta with mixed greens, house made apple chutney and caramelized onions. The onions or the chutney was warm, I don’t remember which (or if it was just the toasted ciabatta), it melted together with the turkey and the goat cheese for an unbelievable super yummy bite.
A ridiculously good combination that made me drive back there the next day with my husband and a friend of ours.
They were equally impressed with the muffuletta: layers of ham, salami, provolone, swiss, and mortadella, topped with house made pickled vegetables and olive salad on ciabatta and the meatloaf and swiss, which I nicknamed the ‘man-wich’ with its hearty slice of meatloaf, bacon, pepperoncinis, roasted tomatoes and spicy ketchup on ciabatta.
Those who live near-by may be well aware of this little gem they have in their neighborhood. As for me, a girl living in North East, this was like a secret spot that I would trek across town for any day, cursing at the red lights and traffic, ignoring my rumbling hunger pains, knowing that soon I would find sandwich bliss.
I’m sticking to my claim.
This is the best sandwich I’ve had in Portland.
I can’t wait to go back!
french toast with heart
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
This morning my husband wanted to make heart shaped french toast.
Yes, he’s a festive guy. I’m a lucky lady.
Somehow our heart-shaped french toast evolved into french toast with hearts cut out of them and filled with pink scrambled egg whites. Of course we griddled up those little heart cut outs as well.
What a fun breakfast!
the (saint) valentine’s day (cupcake) massacre
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Those five cupcakes didn’t stand a chance.
My valentine brought me home a box of cupcakes last night from Saint Cupcake.
They all looked so pretty in their pink packaging.
This was my first time sampling the confections from Saint Cupcake.
We had five different flavors to sample.
The problem with making and loving cake is that we approach the eating of a store/bakery bought cupcake, that has reviews of being the best ever, in a more critical fashion. Sure, we should just enjoy the lovely piped frosting and candy sprinkled sweetness but instead we put all five on a plate and slowly scrutinized every little bite. Starting with the cream cheese frosting and really rolling it around on our tongues. It was creamy, not to sweet and the perfect consistency. Like the cupcake connoisseur (that we are in our own minds) we continued on to the cake. Stripped of their papers, prodded, and devoured we destroyed five cupcakes.
And the verdict? The chocolate cake was moist and lovely but I didn’t love it with the frosting. As for the white cake? Not my favorite. Red Velvet wins. The cake was moist and dense and delightful with the cream cheese frosting. I have to go back to try more flavors as well as check out their mini sized cakes which look oh so cute.
warm chocolate raspberry pudding cake
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Nothin’ says lovin’ like somethin’ from the oven.
This is it.
My go to, bake to impress, recipe.
A secret weapon of sorts.
Could it be the warm chocolate raspberry frosting?
The moist, rich chocolate cake?
Or perhaps the ease of baking it all in one pan?
Sure, it may seem like you use a lot of dishes,
but those can be washed up in the quick 30 minute baking time.
In the end it will all be worth it.
Here’s the recipe.
Get baking. You won’t be disappointed.
Serve it with ice cream or whipped cream
or just plain.
Make it for your
family or friends
or your valentine.
Just make it
and be adored.
i heart the mod dog
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Just received Weezie’s new dog collar in the mail. Love it!
So happy to have found The Mod Dog while browsing on etsy.
Miss Mod Dog has quite a collection of fantastic ribbon with which she adorns all of her lovingly made custom collars.
This ribbon is a European import which she calls shroom hollow. There were so many cute patterns to choose from. I had red on the brain so I went with this which will look especially cute on Weezie. However, I didn’t see Squirrels just want to have fun which would only be appropriate. I’ll have to order that one too, I mean c’mon, all girls (even dogs) need a choice of accessories!
